Amarinder Singh Announces New Party 'Punjab Lok Congress', Sends Resignation To Sonia Gandhi

Amarinder Singh Resignation: Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh has resigned from Congress.

Capt. Amarinder Singh (Photo: PTI) | File Image

New Delhi: Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh has resigned from Congress. Sources inform ABP News that Amarinder Singh sent his resignation letter to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi.

Showcasing his resignation letter on Twitter, Amarinder Singh also announced that the party he plans to float will be named "Punjab Lok Congress" and it awaits the Election Commission of India's approval.

In his letter to Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi Captain Amarinder Singh said: “I actually felt deeply hurt by your conduct and that of your children who I still deeply love as much as my own children, having known their father, since we were in school together since 1954, which is for 67 years now."

“Despite my profound reservations and over the unanimous advice of almost all the MPs from Punjab, you chose to appoint an acolyte of the Pakistani deep state Navjyot Singh Sindhu who had publicly hugged the Pakistan Army Chief Gen Bajwa and Prime Minister Imran Khan, as the President of the Punjab Congress Committee,” former Punjab CM mentioned in his resignation letter.

I have today sent my resignation to @INCIndia President Ms Sonia Gandhi ji, listing my reasons for the resignation.

‘Punjab Lok Congress’ is the name of the new party. The registration is pending approval with the @ECISVEEP. The party symbol will be approved later. pic.twitter.com/Ha7f5HKouq

— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) November 2, 2021

After much hullabaloo between the then Chief Minister and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu and his ascension as Congress State President's position, Amarinder Singh stepped down from the coveted post citing the grand old party "humiliated" him.  

Recently, Amarinder Singh announced that he will launch his party and will hold talks with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), breakaway factions of the Akali Dal, and others for seat-sharing.

He also declared that his party will be contesting in all the seats in the upcoming Punjab Assembly Elections 2022.